HCA Healthcare (HCA) Return on Invested Capital (2011 - 2026)

HCA Healthcare (HCA) reported Return on Invested Capital of 0.03% for Q1 2026, down 2.0% year-over-year from 0.03% in Q1 2025, and down 697.01% quarter-over-quarter from 0.0% in Q4 2025.

HCA Healthcare (HCA) Return on Invested Capital (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

HCA Healthcare (HCA) has 16 years of Return on Invested Capital data on file, last reported at 0.03% in Q1 2026.

  • Return on Invested Capital for Q1 2026 came in at 0.03%, down 2.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.03% (down 2.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.0%, changed 0.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital eased to 0.03% in Q1 2026 per HCA's latest filing, from 0.0% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Invested Capital peaked at 0.21% in Q4 2022 and troughed at 0.03% in Q1 2026.
  • A 5-year average of 0.01% and a median of 0.0% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Invested Capital.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Invested Capital rose 21 bps in 2022, then fell 23 bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Invested Capital shows it stood at 0.21% in 2022, then tumbled by 107 bps to 0.01% in 2023, then soared by 76 bps to 0.0% in 2024, then slipped by 1 bps to 0.0% in 2025, then sank by 697 bps to 0.03% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows HCA's Return on Invested Capital at 0.03% in Q1 2026, 0.0% in Q4 2025, and 0.0% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 HCA Healthcare 83.85 Bn 86.23 Bn 16.26 Bn -0.03%
2 Tenet Healthcare 14.98 Bn 14.15 Bn 4.41 Bn 0.00%
3 Davita 13.99 Bn 14.84 Bn 1.07 Bn -0.04%
4 Encompass Health 9.72 Bn 10.34 Bn 1.34 Bn 0.00%
5 Ensign 8.90 Bn 8.31 Bn 293.37 Mn 0.00%
6 Universal Health Services 8.59 Bn 8.55 Bn 3.21 Bn -0.01%
7 Fresenius Medical Care AG 7.67 Bn 5.29 Bn -4.26 Bn 0.00%
8 Chemed 5.97 Bn 5.96 Bn 215.76 Mn 0.00%
9 Pacs 5.74 Bn 5.50 Bn 345.96 Mn 0.00%
10 Concentra Group Holdings Parent 3.59 Bn 3.54 Bn 170.47 Mn 0.00%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -0.03%
Dec 31, 2025 0.00%
Sep 30, 2025 0.00%
Jun 30, 2025 0.00%
Mar 31, 2025 0.00%
Dec 31, 2024 0.00%
Sep 30, 2024 -0.01%
Jun 30, 2024 -0.01%
Mar 31, 2024 -0.01%
Dec 31, 2023 -0.01%
Sep 30, 2023 -0.01%
Jun 30, 2023 0.00%
Mar 31, 2023 0.00%
Dec 31, 2022 0.21%
Sep 30, 2022 0.03%
Jun 30, 2022 0.00%
Mar 31, 2022 0.00%
Dec 31, 2021 0.00%
Sep 30, 2021 0.00%
Jun 30, 2021 0.00%